350 miles of the state), prompting the issuance of hurricane watches and warnings for every island in Hawaii and becoming the first major threat to the state since Hurricane Iniki. Lane weakened significantly as it moved towards the islands, however its outer rainbands caused severe mudslides and flash flooding especially in the Island of Hawaii, where a maximum of of rain was recorded at Mountainview, Hawaii on August 27. In Koloa, a man drowned after jumping in a river to save a dog. September 2018: Hurricane Norman passed about to the northeast of the main Hawaiian islands as a weakening Category 1 hurricane. A high surf warning was issued for the eastern shores of Maui and the Island of Hawaii, although no damage was reported. September 2018: Hurricane Walaka struck the French Frigate Shoals as a category 3 hurricane completely destroying the uninhabited East Island in the atoll. September 2018: Hurricane Olivia made landfall in northwest Maui as a minimal tropical storm, becoming the first storm on record to make landfall on the island since reliable records began. As Olivia continued towards the west, it then made a second landfall on the northeast coast of Lanai with heavy rains and gusty winds. Several homes were evacuated in Maui due to the threat of flooding, though overall damage was relatively minor, with some reports of downed trees and flooded roads. July 2019: The remnants of Hurricane Barbara passed south of Hawai'i on July 8, producing showers over the windward regions of the island and nearby Maui. The storms generated by Barbara's remnants were cited by Hawaiian Electric Industries as the likely cause of power outages affecting 45,000 electricity customers. August 2019: Hurricane Erick passed about south of the island of Hawaii as a tropical storm, bringing swells and rainfall to the island. Subsequently, Hurricane Flossie approaches Hawaii as a weakening tropical depression, before passing northeast of the Big Island and dissipated. 2020s July 2020: Hurricane Douglas passed just north of the Hawaiian Islands, bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds to the island chain, though damage was minor. Despite this, it was the closest hurricane that has come to Oahu in recorded history. Monthly statistics and landfalls In total, 67 tropical cyclones have affected Hawaii since official record-keeping began in 1949. Deadliest storms At least 29 people have died in Hawaii as a result of tropical cyclones since 1949. Hawaii's apparent immunity